Dictionary definition for: Emission
1. (n) the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
2. (n) a substance that is emitted or released
3. (n) the release of electrons from parent atoms
4. (n) any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus"
5. (n) the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)
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